Shoe-support



V. DI MAGGIO.

SHOE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION mw Ams. 1919.

1,346,008, Panted July 6', 1920.

PATENT OFFICE.

VINCENZO DI MAGGIO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1920.

Application filed April 5, 1919. Serial No. 287,875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINCENZO DI MAGGIO, a subject of the King of Italy,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State ot New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Supports; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to shoe supports and more jmrticularly to thattype of support for holding shoes while they are being polished or whileother operations are being performed upon them.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a simple,inexpensive, practicable, durable and substantial device ot this typewhich provides for the necessary adjustment of the shoe receiving partor form so as to enable it to tit shoes of various sizes. Another objectof the invention is to provide for the convenient folding or arrangingof the device so that it will be disposed of so that it will not occupyvaluable space in a shop or room.

lith these and objects in view as will be rendered and manifest from thefollowing specication, the invention consists of the construction, thecombination, and in detailed arrangements of the parts, as moreparticularly hereinafter described, relative to the embodiment of theinvention, illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- F igure lis a perspective View ot the complete device arranged ready for use,

F ig. 2 is a vertical central section through the device,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 8-3 of F ig. 2,

Fig'. el is an elevation, partly in section, of a modified constructionof swivel connection.

In this embodiment of my invention, I have provided a stationary bracketor supporting' member 2, having,` an upright or vertical pin 3 toreceive the hub l of a hori zontally extending arm 5 which forms abracket adapted to be swung),` in a horizontal plane about the pivot 3.y ing,` end of the bracket 5 is provided with an he front orswingaperture 6 to receive a screw or pin 7 threaded at its upper end toreceive a nut 8. The pin or screw 7 is mounted or formed as a part ofthe top 9 of the rear or heel section 10 of the shoe form which alsoincludes the front or toe section 11 which has a top and horizontaltubular or bearing` part 12 slidably fitting a stem or shank 13extending' from the front of the part 10 and disposed beneath the top 9of the i'orm. The toe section 1l is designed to be secured in suitablerelative position with respect to the heel section 10 by means of a lockor set screw 14 passing' through the tubular part 12 and bearing on thefixed stem 13 of the heel section of the form. 15 and 16 are set screwsfor maintaining' adjustment.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple,practicable and substantial device having a very large range ofadjustment both as to the size of shoe and also as to the capacity ofmanipulation of the shoe so as to enable it to be readily handled forthe diliierent operations to be performed. It is understood that variouschanges or alterations and the desired proportion ot parts may beresorted to within the spirit ot the invention and scope of the appendedclaims.

Fig. 4f is a sectional view showing a slightly modified form from thatshown in F 1. The top 9 of the rear or heel section 10 instead of havinga threaded pin Z carried integral with it, has a round bolt 7 passing'through the aperture in the end oit vthe arm 5, numbered 6', which bolthas a reduced lower end to which the top 9 of the heel section 10 isadapted to Vbe secured by means of a nut 8.

Having thus described this invention I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a iiXed bracketsupport; a bracket arm pivoted thereon to swing` in a horizontal plane;and a sectional shoe form, the heel part of which has an angular topturnably supported on the swingin,f end ot the arm, and havingtherebelowa horizontal shank on which the toe section is slidably adjustable tovary the length of the foot part of the form.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a :fixed bracketsupport; a

bracket arm pivoted thereon to swing in a horizontal plane; and asectional shoe form, the heel partof which has an angular top turnablysupported on the swinging encl of 5 the arm, and having thereloelow ahorizontal shank on which the toe section is sliclably adjustable toVary the length of the foot part of the form, the pivot axis of the formon the arm passing in front of the. ankle part of the form to facilitatemanipu- 10 lation of the shoe on the form.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

VINCENZO DI MAGGIO.

